No. 4 LSU travels on the road to take on No. 13 Ole Miss this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, and ESPN’s FPI has weighed in on each team’s win probability for the showdown.
The Tigers come into the game undefeated and 1-0 in SEC play, with a 20-10 victory over the Florida Gators. LSU’s offense had struggled to start the season but seemed to find it last week against Southeastern Louisiana. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier completed 25 of his 31 passes for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was easily Nussmeier’s best game of the season so far.
The LSU defense has been the dominant force for the Tigers, allowing 9 points per game so far. The Tigers have been great against the run so far, allowing only 56 yards on the ground to their opponents. That ranks No. 4 in the country.
On the other side, the Rebels are no walk in the park for the Tigers. They come into this game undefeated as well and 2-0 in SEC play. In the Rebels’ last game, they dominated Tulane and won 45-10. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss had a stellar game, throwing for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Austin Simmons has been the quarterback for Ole Miss to start the season, but in Week 3, he reaggravated an ankle injury he sustained in Week 2 and did not play in Ole Miss’s game against Tulane. Head coach Lane Kiffin has said that if Simmons is 100%, he is their starting quarterback. His status for this week’s matchup against LSU is unknown.
With all that said, ESPN’s FPI predicts that the Ole Miss Rebels have a 73.3% chance of winning Saturday’s game against the LSU Tigers.
